aanaq

Greenlandic

Alternative forms

• aanak

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *aana, from Proto-Eskimo *ana.

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /aanaq/, [aː.nɑq]

Noun

aanaq (plural aanat)

1. grandmother
   • 2012, M. Nyvold, Nuuk Ugeavis‎^[1], page 41:

     Timersortarfiup qeqqani aanaq naalungiarsuk pisuttaleqqammersoq maannalu orloqqajaalluni ingerlasoq malillugu tamaviaarpoq. Taakkua sanianniipput niviarsiaqqat marluk quassuttuumi nakkarnaveersaatarfimmi qerattaarillutik nakkarnaveersaarpasilluinnarlutillu.

     In the middle of the hall, a grandmother is chasing after a baby who has just learned to walk and is now challenging the laws of gravity. Next to them, two girls walk along a thin balance beam with straight necks and their faces exhibiting looks of concentration.

Declension

Declension of aanaq

	singular	plural
absolutive	aanaq	aanat
ergative	aanap	aanat
allative	aanamut	aananut
ablative	aanamit	aananit
prosecutive	aanakkut	aanatigut
locative	aanami	aanani
instrumental	aanamik	aananik
equative	aanatut	aanatut

Synonyms

• aanaa

References

• aanaq in Katersat